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4 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis

25/00233/PPDPlanning Permission (Detailed)Approved
Full

Approved on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)8 conditions

Proposal

Erect house and ancillary residential studio building and associated infrastructure, including road, air source heat pump, ground mounted solar array, and drainage. Site caravan for a temporary period during the house build.

Received
1 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sgir' Uige Agus Carlabhagh
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.28 Jul
  4. Target6 Sep
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 256 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 4 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 262 days, 28 weeks longer than Western Isles's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Sgir' Uige Agus Carlabhagh.

99% of full applications at Na h-Eileanan Siar (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Planning Permission (Detailed)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bernera

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2025
Consultation expiry
4 August 2025
Consultation start
14 July 2025
Consultation end
28 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
4 August 2025
Last date for comments
4 August 2025
Target decision date
6 September 2025
Permission expires
19 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bard
Agent address
Per Ciaran Gallagher Rooftop Studio 16 Robertson Street Glasgow G2 8DS

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 July 2025

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Western Isles

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